The Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority has approved Saudi Fisheries Company’s request to raise capital through a rights issue worth SAR 334,930,200. The increase will be limited to shareholders recorded in the Security Depository Center register at the close of the second trading day after the extraordinary general assembly meeting, with the meeting date to be set later by the company’s board. The company will determine the offering price and the number of shares to be offered for subscription after market close on the day of the extraordinary general assembly meeting. The authority said it approved the application after assessing it against the applicable regulatory, quantitative and qualitative criteria, and the rights issue prospectus will be published later. The approval indicates that the legal requirements under the Capital Market Law and its Implementing Regulations have been met and is not a recommendation to subscribe or invest in the company’s shares.